Monthly Buddhism Issue 1 (May 2009)

Resentment, Fear, and Anger 3
Koan: Mokusen’s Hand 4
Living Death 5
Buddhists vs. Jehovah’s Witnesses: The Jihad 6
Learning to Meditate with Sakyong Mipham 10
Koan: Everything Is Best 10
I, Being of Sound Mind 11
Koan: Last Will & Testament 14
Stringing Us Along 15
Rewards and Punishment 16
Buddha the hindu and Jesus the Jew 23
Koan: A Smile In His Lifetime 26
Book Review: The Sayings of Layman P’ang: A Zen Classic of China 27
Choices and Responsibility 28
Buddhism and Racism 32
The Colors of Our Practice: Buddhism Without Boundaries 42
Koan: Every-Minute Zen 42
Book: Shaolin Qi Gong: Energy in Motion 43
Violence and the First Precept 45
Koan: Flower Shower 51
Too Many Choices 52
Confessions and Guilt 56
Reincarnation, God, and Things You Don’t Believe In 59